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Thank you guys, i start tomorrow, so nervous eeek! How were the german markets jim? I studied in birmingham for 4 years n used to love going to the markets, they make you feel so cheery and festive. Fab food and drink too! I had my first week weigh in on saturday... I lost 7lbs. I am mega...

Hiya Alpaca, thank you, i'm just trying to plod along :) xx I have had some great news, i have a new job woop woop! Start next week and im so excited/nervous. I lost my job a couple of months ago (really bad circumstancrs, this just hasnt been my year lol) so im really lookimg forward to...

Hiya Jim, thank you! I was good again today i was out shopping all day n so hungry and managed to decline all the delicious tasters they were handing out in the xmas markets :D So im feelimg really low again today, have that awful niggling anxious feeling in my tummy :( Went to get my hair...

thank you so much everyone, this is why i knew creating a diary here would be a great idea, plenty of support, positive thinking and great advice :) @samsmum - i know, i think just being healthier and eating fresh, non processed foods will help my mind and body ten fold and being slim is a...

So much has happened to me the past few weeks i thought making a diary to vent was the best idea! So im lying here wide awake at 4am n this has pretty much been the norm for the past 3 weeks... My anxiety is back with a vengeance :( So where did it all go wrong? A few weeks ago i was healthy...

Ok so i started on my atkins journey 8 weeks ago in preps for me going on holiday this weekend and my aim was to lose 20lbs... I can confirm... I DID IT!!!! :D

Is that courgette ribbons for the pasta? I've been meaning to try that, any good??

Mmm everything looks delicious! My dinner tonight, chicken curry and cauli rice :)

So what would be an adviseable number of calories to follow?

Hey guys i made a thread last week about having an increased appetite n ive put it down to my upped exercise regime/totm. However ive found im snacking more regularly n dont know if this is ok? Im snacking on pork scratchings or cheese strings (no more than 1 each per day) and occasionally a...

Oh wow really? I didnt know this, ive started snacking on walnuts, maybe they are a cause too?

That is bloody brilliant, a huge congrats :)

Oooh actually katie im so silly, ive REALLY upped my exercise regime the past week... I think the answer was staring me in the face haha!

I chose atkins as im an absolute carnivore haha! Diets like WW dont work for me as im still 'allowed' everything. If i know i have to restrict something, in this case carbs, i find it easier to train my mind on what i can and cant eat n foods to instantly avoid. I know with atkins that the...

If anything some days i think i eat too little carbs, maybe thats where im going wrong?! I dont eat any SF foods or atkins bars etc, they dont agree with my gut. The only thing i treat myself to is dr pepper zero once every few days. I guess i'll stop that n see how it goes :/

Hi guys, about 5 weeks in now and my appetite is back with a VENGEANCE! Last week i could barely face food n this week it seems my stomach is a bottomless pit... Is this normal?!

Lol aw thanks wendy! I dont think i do anything in particular. I drink lots of water n use lots of chillies in my cooking which i think may help boost my metabolism (and my bowels LOL) Oh and i do go to the gym alot but ive always done that even when i was at my biggest.

Well done wendy! Im another 4.5lbs down woop!

Thanks, i think it may have just been a bug as i felt really nauseous yday too. Speaking of sneaky carbs, i was at a party yday and they were serving indian food. I took two spoonfuls of the chicken curry when i realised it was LOADED with sugar. I should be ok with plenty of water to flush...

Hiya guys, im in my 4th week of atkins now and for the past 3 days i have been completely exhausted! My legs feel heavy n i just have zero energy, havent been to the gym for 2 days. Surely not atkins flu this late into the game?! :(

Well done :) Im 2lbs down this week, mega chuffed with that as its totm and i feel HUGE! lol 10lbs in 3 weeks :)

Well done on the losses guys, any loss is a huge acheivement. Argh im the worst for the scales, i think i need to hide mine!

Oh no, is that the natural sweetener stuff? I find sweetex a little bitter, ive been using granular canderel but i dont think it suits my tummy :( i need to buy some more splenda i think!

I sometimes use 1 large or a few cherry toms when making curry, i just make sure i count the carbs and have them as part of my daily allowance. Tomatoes are an acceptable food in phase 1 (induction) on the official atkins website.

Hey jessie, its great to see that you are remaining positive! How often do you weigh yourself? Because my weight can fluctuate by half a stone in the space of a few hours :| I got weighed on monday and had dropped 5lbs then sneakily weighed myself last night and had regained it all... Woke up...

Well done! Thats great going :)

Watching the great british bake off, really bad idea! So i made a quick flourless choco cake and boy did it hit the spot... Yummy!!!

Well done wendy, thats fab considering you were worried about your jelly blip :) I lost 5lbs this week so mega chuffed woop!

Amazing loss, a huge well done :)

Can someone please just confirm which ones are safe (brand names or chemical) i ran outta splenda so used sweetex which im sure is prob a no-no! Uh oh!

The anagram comment made me laugh so much!! Im cravingcrab now, im sure there will be some kind of crab salad recipe? Ive never cooked with it before so not sure, sorry!

i made a low carb sheperds pie last night but i was so hungry i devoured it without taking a pic... it was devine!! *drools*

some of my meals from the past week :) Piri Piri baked sausages with side salad: Salmon Salad : Buttery fillet steak with garlicy stir fried green veggies (thats steam coming off my stir fry lol) : Jerk seasoned sirloin steak with a rainbow side salad :

good luck with your induction! and yeah dont worry about the skinnies, like elemental said they are only that way because they go to the gym so much. i always look at the skinnies in my gym as motivation and think 'hmmm im gonna be thin enough one day to wear that spandex outfit shes rocking'...

i went to go buy a cup measurer from wilkinsons and it was a tenner! i was like no way am i paying that for a plastic cup lol i think i'll have a look on ebay or amazon for a cheap one, ive been going by weights and reading labels. i just feel im eating too much sometimes.

Im worried im having too much salad or too many veggies with my meals. When i work it out using a carb counter it seems to be ok but thinking of it in 'mug fulls' im having quite alot. Im confused :(

Oh as for dietary requirements, i just up my water intake, and extra protein!

Hey i go to the gym 4 or 5 times a week, it definitely helps my weight loss and helps me tone up :)

Oooh i just tried this! Its so rich that i only needed a few spoonfuls, nice little treat!

What do you guys find helps with sweet cravings?? i've started drinking vanilla redbush tea and it seems to be working... for now!

great form of cardio hahaha :p

nooo SD i really appreciate your point of view, your more able to express an opinion having done both diets! im sorry if ive came across as derogatory towards VLCDs, i didnt meant to be offensive. i was poking fun in a cheeky way admittedly :o i have been supporting my mum but have been...

Hey sd, dont get me wrong i am supporting her, i would never ever discourage her. But at the same time its difficult to see someone looking so exhausted and down and out. She works 10-12 hour shifts and i think thats pretty hard going. The thing with my mum is she doesnt actually have that much...

Diva i have the utmost respect for people who do vlcd's as i realise they must have determination and will power made of steel, i just couldnt do it personally. Well done on ur amazing losses, i hope atkins really works for you and you continue to lose :)

Count me in too, this will keep me motivated. Im going on holiday in 7 weeks so that will be my first goal but it will push me to keep going once im back :) I usually weigh in on mondays (keeps me in check over the weekend eek) but i'll do a sneaky sat weigh in too!

Yeah sarah thats the beauty of atkins, you can still enjoy life, even have a drink, n not have to worry too much. I totally agree marysu, i NEED to eat, lifes far too short to torture urself lol Well she was struggling last night, i was explaining ketosis to her n how shes starving to get...

Thank you! Omg i meant naughty food wise not anything else haha!

i really dont think i could cope without eating tbh. i think if i had to live off shakes and satchets of soups etc for 3 months i would literally want to eat everything in sight as soon as i was allowed haha!

my poor mum was so fed up with her weight she took the drastic action of starting the cambridge diet. shes only on day 2 but looks exhausted, fed up and has dark rings under her eyes. i pleaded with her to try the atkins and when she saw me having a big hearty breakfast of bacon, scrambled...

3lbs off this week! would have been more but i had two very naughty days (my bf is in the navy and was home after 4 months and i thought it only right to not worry and treat myself when we went out for a meal)

Quick & Easy Chicken Serves 4 Ingredients : * 4 tsp butter, softened * 3 tsp garlic paste (the garlic pastes i have found tend to contain citric acid so i just just a garlic crusher or a fine grater and use fresh garlic) * small handful of parsley, finely chopped * 4 chicken breasts...

Thanks guys :) Well i got through the first day easy enough, i love this eating plan! (eating being the operative word)

Hi guys, i lost two stone on atkins at the start of the summer. Ive been a bit naughty n fell off the wagon for the past month due to going through a stressful time at work - actually lost my job :( Anywhoo, ive put on 3lbs of the 2 stone i lost and now im feeling happy and positive and ive...

I got 2lbs which is good considering its totm and my cereal debacle lol Well done on the losses guys :D

Ahhh thanks guys, i think i was just disappointed in my lack of will power! I guess it could have been a lot worse :)

I am soooo upset with myself, i was doing so well and then i had a bowl of cereal and some cherries today :(

Oooh this is what i was stressing about too! I have a crazy girlie clubbin holiday in just over 3 weeks. Im lookin forward to my guilt free fry ups every day ;) its the post drinking fast food im worried about but guess il have to have some will power! I think the only other thing il want to...

I'll join you! I really wanna lose more this week, in fact getting ready to go to the gym now!!

Oooh will have a look today when i go shopping, thanks guys :)

Yes i agree stephen, usually busy bodys with a cream cake in their hand!!! Lol good idea, i'll deffo use that line next time :p

Who else gets absolutely sick to the back teeth of non atkinsers who insist on lecturing u about how bad a diet it is etc grrrrr i feel like shoving a loaf of bread in their mouths!! Haha!

Thanks cokes!! I didnt even know about citric acid being a staller until i read some posts on here, i used to live off diet coke :| plain water all the way now tho (oh and fruit teas lol)

Thank you guys, i love the positivity and support in this place :)

i only lost 1lbs this week, thats a total loss of 1 stone in 3 weeks altogether (i hadn't put my initial weigh ins down). totm this week so hoping i have a big happy wooosh next week :D

Hi guys, me again with another random little question! Are fruit teas ok? i drink a lot of green tea (psychological as i think i will shed tons of weight lol) and decided to mix it up and bought some fruit teas aswell. they come in really yummy flavours but it dawned on me that i may be at...

Thank you cinta, and thanks for the great advice :) i usually only use spring onions now too but just wanted to double check!

Hey guys im so confused with the carb count in onions... Whats the deal?! I cant cook without them most the time and i always chop up a spring onion for my salad too!! Ps. Lost 3lbs last week so my fretting over kebab meat was unwarranted lol

Thanks guys, i feel so much better after reading ur feedback. Ive been extra good today just plenty of protein and greens, i guess il find out for sure when i weigh in on monday eek!

hi guys, so i've been doing the atkins for 2 weeks or so now, and i've lost 11lbs (woooo!) however, yday, i thought i would be able to have doner kebab meat with salad and garlic mayo... but now i think i may have knocked myself out of ketosis :( i woke up this morning and didnt have the...